Hong Kong’s popular nightlife district, Lan Kwai Fong is mostly empty amid the Coronavirus outbreak Uptin Saiidi | CNBC HONG KONG — On a weekday morning in the ground floor mall of Hong Kong’s International Finance Center, office workers dressed in business attire are sparse but not uncommon, as shops […]
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How this self-made billionaire built a pandemic-proof business
When the #stayathome hashtag emerged on social media last month in response to governments successively announcing coronavirus containment measures, Min-Liang Tan was ready. The Singaporean entrepreneur had already commissioned a run of isolation-inspired posters printed with the words “stay home and game on” weeks before the virus had reached global pandemic levels. […]
Stock futures point to opening losses following Monday’s sharp rebound
Stock futures pointed to a Tuesday opening decline in early morning trade, following a steep rebound in the previous session. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 81 points, pointing to a slip of about 151 points at Tuesday’s open. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures also pointed to […]
Coronavirus live updates: China reports no deaths for the first time, Boris Johnson in intensive care
People wearing protective masks walk through Lu Xun Park in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 1,341,907. Global deaths: At least 74,476. Most cases reported: United States (366,614), Spain (136,675), […]
Navy’s top civilian apologizes in messy saga surrounding coronavirus outbreak on a US warship
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s top civilian issued an apology Monday night after ridiculing a captain whose letter pleading for help amid a coronavirus outbreak on a U.S. warship was leaked. “Let me be clear, I do not think Captain Brett Crozier is naïve nor stupid,” wrote acting Secretary of the Navy […]
Coronavirus live updates: Asia stocks jump on hopes of slowing virus spread, Boris Johnson in intensive care
People wearing protective masks walk through Lu Xun Park in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg via Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. Global cases: At least 1,341,907. Global deaths: At least 74,476. Top 5 countries: United States (366,614), Spain (136,675), […]
Supreme Court votes 5-4 to halt order extending absentee ballot deadline in Wisconsin
The Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Monday to reverse an order extending the absentee ballot deadline for voting in the Wisconsin elections scheduled for Tuesday, stepping into a back-and-forth between Democrats and Republicans in the state over when voting would take place. Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, signed an executive […]
Trump says there’s light at the end of the tunnel with coronavirus vaccine and treatment research
President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2020, in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images While the coming days in the nation’s coronavirus fight look bleak, President Donald Trump […]
Coronavirus fight: White House health advisor Fauci says we may never get back to ‘normal’
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 1, 2020, in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images The world may never get […]
Trump and 3M strike deal to bring 166.5 million masks to US in three months to help coronavirus response
President Donald Trump said Monday that the White House and 3M reached a “very amicable agreement” that will bring more than 55 million masks to the U.S. each month, following a public dispute between the manufacturing giant and the president. “So the 3M saga ends very happily,” Trump concluded at […]